A bigger screen would be better but the real question is whether that extra $300 is reflective of any additional/improved functions that the screen controls. The way the current one navigates is a little clunky, not too bad, but I've gotten used to it pretty quick. Maybe they cleaned that up a bit. But really, if they just moved the same stuff around on a bigger screen with no new or improved functions, well....
I see guys talking about the Venza which I had not previously checked out. I was surprised to see the drive train is hybrid-only across all trims--2.5L paired with 3 electric motors for 219 HP, 176 HP coming from 2.5L. It does have some "button" controls but they are touch buttons. No knobs. You won't be finding any controls by feel. CV tranny of course. I suppose if you're going to buy a hybrid/CVT combo Toyota's the one to buy. They've been punching out that combo vary reliably for a long time in the Prius and then other models. You might want to check if this drive train is borrowed from the RAV-4 hybrid and if so how it has been performing in the reliability department.
Another surprise out of Toyota is going all-hybrid with the 2021 Sienna. The designers brought their chainsaws to the clay modeling shop for that one. I thought we nearing the end of Toyota's hidious gaping maw grills but a I guess not. But I digress. It looks like Toyota is plowing forward into a hybrid/electric future. They are not betting the whole ranch yet but it looks like a chunk of the back 40.
CRV? You know Honda's reliability has been slipping for some years now and this model comes with a 1.5L turbo with a CVT. I suppose you can lease anything for three years without much of a problem. You could have bought any of a few $100,000 cars with a bigger block turbos in recent years with a fair chance you'd be burning a quart of oil every 1,000 miles with the manufacturer telling you it's normal. Downscale, Subaru has had a series of problems with various turbos. Somehow hyper-pressurizing tiny cylinders in a tiny block doesn't inspired confident.
You have to realize that Honda, et. al., are not using small turbos in low-to-mid range cars because it is a better perfoming and more reliable technology. They do it to take weight out of the car. What do they do with that lost weight? Boost the 0-60 time, put the weight back in a little bigger cabin, or take the MPG savings.